cocoberry10
Well-Known Member
Many times we worry about reaching God's purpose for our lives, and "messing up." I think about this a lot and definitely try to live pleasing to God (although I know I fall VERY, VERY short
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Anyway, God has really shown me recently that no matter what, our path is our path, and if we truly want to get there, no matter how many mistakes or "wrong turns," we will.
And we will get there, b/c just as in life, God will use wrong turns as nothing more than "DETOURS." As you know in driving, "wrong turns" often seem to "ruin or mess up" your path of getting to your destination. But in reality, they often end up being nothing more than DETOURS. And when you look over the course of your life, sometimes a detour is a greater blessing than if you had just stayed on the straight path.
I say this, b/c so many of us get weary as Christians trying to be "perfect." And while I believe that God made us in His "perfect" image, He knew in making us that we would not be perfect. You say "how could that be, cocoberry?" I say "it's because if we were perfect, why would we need God?" I don't think we would "need" God if we were so "perfect." God makes our crooked places straight. This is also why we need one another. We as people can help each other, even when we don't realize it.
I think of the many times I was just so eager to get somewhere (literally). And I got in my car and drove, only to get lost...and frustrated. The more I tried to get on the right track, the more lost I would get. But if you would just stop, for a moment, and realize that you will get there, you will realize that you are on a DETOUR. And oh, the things you can discover on a detour. Once, I discovered this beautiful shopping mall on a DETOUR. I never would have found it if I had gotten lost
Other times, I have seen beautiful God-made (not man-made) scenery, such as mountains, trees, lakes, etc or beautiful man-made homes, buildings, restaurants. Had I not gotten lost, I never would have found these things. Sometimes, the things we will cherish the most are the things we find when we are most "lost."
So, no matter where you are in life, even if you are feeling lost, know that you are just on a DETOUR. EVEN IF YOU PUT YOURSELF THERE. EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T TRUST GOD, AND MADE A DECISION, AND NOW FEEL THAT YOU ARE "PAYING FOR IT." KNOW THAT GOD WILL WORK IT OUT, AND HEY, YOU MAY COME OUT WITH SOME NEW FRIENDS OR EVEN BETTER BLESSINGS THAN YOU COULD HAVE EXPECTED. YEAH, YOU MAY GET TO THE PARTY, "A LITTLE LATE (FASHIONABLY OF COURSE)," BUT AS THEY SAY "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER"
OR "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST"
Lastly, I just want to say, at the end of your life, will it really matter if you used route 87 or route 96 to get there?
).Anyway, God has really shown me recently that no matter what, our path is our path, and if we truly want to get there, no matter how many mistakes or "wrong turns," we will.
And we will get there, b/c just as in life, God will use wrong turns as nothing more than "DETOURS." As you know in driving, "wrong turns" often seem to "ruin or mess up" your path of getting to your destination. But in reality, they often end up being nothing more than DETOURS. And when you look over the course of your life, sometimes a detour is a greater blessing than if you had just stayed on the straight path.
I say this, b/c so many of us get weary as Christians trying to be "perfect." And while I believe that God made us in His "perfect" image, He knew in making us that we would not be perfect. You say "how could that be, cocoberry?" I say "it's because if we were perfect, why would we need God?" I don't think we would "need" God if we were so "perfect." God makes our crooked places straight. This is also why we need one another. We as people can help each other, even when we don't realize it.
I think of the many times I was just so eager to get somewhere (literally). And I got in my car and drove, only to get lost...and frustrated. The more I tried to get on the right track, the more lost I would get. But if you would just stop, for a moment, and realize that you will get there, you will realize that you are on a DETOUR. And oh, the things you can discover on a detour. Once, I discovered this beautiful shopping mall on a DETOUR. I never would have found it if I had gotten lost
Other times, I have seen beautiful God-made (not man-made) scenery, such as mountains, trees, lakes, etc or beautiful man-made homes, buildings, restaurants. Had I not gotten lost, I never would have found these things. Sometimes, the things we will cherish the most are the things we find when we are most "lost."
So, no matter where you are in life, even if you are feeling lost, know that you are just on a DETOUR. EVEN IF YOU PUT YOURSELF THERE. EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T TRUST GOD, AND MADE A DECISION, AND NOW FEEL THAT YOU ARE "PAYING FOR IT." KNOW THAT GOD WILL WORK IT OUT, AND HEY, YOU MAY COME OUT WITH SOME NEW FRIENDS OR EVEN BETTER BLESSINGS THAN YOU COULD HAVE EXPECTED. YEAH, YOU MAY GET TO THE PARTY, "A LITTLE LATE (FASHIONABLY OF COURSE)," BUT AS THEY SAY "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER"
OR "SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST"Lastly, I just want to say, at the end of your life, will it really matter if you used route 87 or route 96 to get there?
